Commemoration of the Visit of the Dauphin Francis, Son of Francis I, to the City of Lyon in 1533
Jacques Gauvain
1533 · Bronze, light brown patina, cast · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The medal relates to a theatrical performance organized by the city of Lyon in honor of a 1533 visit by the dauphin François (1518–1536). The inscription and the image of a boy holding wings and a turtle anticipate a reign governed by Temperance and Fortune, but François was to die before he could ascend the throne.
- Artist
- Jacques Gauvain
- Date
- 1533
- Medium
- Bronze, light brown patina, cast
- Culture
- French, Lyon
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
